Kilmarnock

GLOUCESTER — A 51-year-old Kilmarnock woman was struck and killed by a vehicle Saturday night while trying to cross Route 17. Jean Calimer was crossing the northbound lanes of Route 17 between the McDonald's restaurant and Sun Trust Bank in Gloucester Court House when she was struck, said Trooper Austin Pittman of the Virginia State Police. Samantha Ann Jones, 19, of Mathews County, was driving a 2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer that struck Calimer at 10:13 p.m., Pittman said. Jones said Calimer "came out of nowhere," he said.

Softball: Northampton's Senior team won twice Friday to stay in contention in the state tournament in Kilmarnock . The Hampton squad, which went 1-1 Thursday, began Friday by defeating Mechanicsville 8-2 . Jessica Cordner struck out eight in seven innings for the victory, Lindsey Lee was 2-for-2 and scored twice, and Casey Dalton was 2-for-3 with a run. Then, Northampton surged to a nine-run lead in the first three innings...

Softball: Northampton's Senior team won twice Friday to stay in contention in the state tournament in Kilmarnock . The Hampton squad, which went 1-1 Thursday, began Friday by defeating Mechanicsville 8-2 . Jessica Cordner struck out eight in seven innings for the victory, Lindsey Lee was 2-for-2 and scored twice, and Casey Dalton was 2-for-3 with a run. Then, Northampton surged to a nine-run lead in the first three innings...

URBANNA — The annual Christmas House Tour featuring historic "Landsdowne" and three other buildings will be held Dec. 8 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. In addition to Landsdowne, the tour will feature the "James Mills Scottish Factor Store," also known as the "Old Tobacco Warehouse," the "Marble House" and the Middlesex County Courthouse, also knows as the "Middlesex County Woman's Club. " The homes and buildings will be decorated by The Garden Club, Make Thyme and Rolling Road Antiques, all of Urbanna, Wilton Cottage in Hartfield and Lewis Trimble Antiques and Danielle David Grinnen, both of Kilmarnock.

James Iglehart Hudnall, 79, brother of Ruth Gresham, died May 20, 2006. Funeral service will be at noon May 23 at Rehobeth Methodist Church in Kilmarnock, Va. Currie Funeral Home of Kilmarnock is handling arrangements.

GLOUCESTER — A 51-year-old Kilmarnock woman was struck and killed by a vehicle Saturday night while trying to cross Route 17. Jean Calimer was crossing the northbound lanes of Route 17 between the McDonald's restaurant and Sun Trust Bank in Gloucester Court House when she was struck, said Trooper Austin Pittman of the Virginia State Police. Samantha Ann Jones, 19, of Mathews County, was driving a 2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer that struck Calimer at 10:13 p.m., Pittman said. Jones said Calimer "came out of nowhere," he said.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank and Karen Seidnitzer of Hampton would like to announce the engagement of their daughter, Tabitha Seidnitzer, to Travis Dalton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Larry and Kris Dalton of Kilmarnock. Tabitha is a 2006 graduate of Kecoughtan High School and Travis is a 2004 graduate of Mathews High School. Their wedding is scheduled for September 2009 at Fort Monroe.

Dr. John Robert Lacey, MD, 69, of White Stone, Va., died Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2008. He was a physician for many years in Kilmarnock, Va., and is survived by his wife, Joanie Ellen Lacey; a son, Donald Lacey of Mechanicsville, Va.; three daughters, Jessica Thompson of Richmond, Va., and Dawn Lacey of Newport News, Va.; Michelle Samuels of Zephyr Hills, Fla., and 14 grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Currie Funeral Home, Kilmarnock, Va. Memorial contributions may be made to the Chesapeake Academy Annual Fund, P.O. Box 8, Irvington, VA 22480 attn: Jeff Curtis.

Jane Dutton Bray, 73, of Remlik, widow of M. Jasper Bray, died Monday Sept. 1, 2008. She was a member of Harmony Grove Baptist Church and a retired employee at Rappahannock General Hospital at Kilmarnock. She is survived by a son, Richard Bray and his wife, Mary Ann, of Gloucester; two grandchildren, Larry and Michael Bunting; and one great-grandson, Chase; her Mother-in- law, Hazel B. Bray; and special cousins, Virginia Leasurer and Bobby Carter. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, in Bristow-Faulkner Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Saluda.

Ruth Pitman Gurley, 76, of Kilmarnock, a former resident of Newport News and a former member of North Riverside Baptist Church, died June 3, 2006. Surviving are two sons and their families, Bill Gurley of Lancaster, Va., and Mike Gurley of Tulsa, Okla.; five grandchildren; and one sister, Doris Rainey of Dinwiddie, Va. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Kilmarnock Baptist Church, Kilmarnock. Interment Morattico Baptist Cemetery, Kilmarnock. Friends may call 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Kilmarnock Baptist Church.